60NYT > Hector Berlioztopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/hector_berlioz/index.html?rss=1News about Hector Berlioz, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usFri 09 Dec 2016 22:07:14 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comReview: LoftOpera Brings Mischief, and a Crowd, to Berlioz and Mahlerhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/arts/music/review-loftopera-brings-mischief-and-a-crowd-to-berlioz-and-mahler.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/arts/music/review-loftopera-brings-mischief-and-a-crowd-to-berlioz-and-mahler.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/08/31/arts/31LOFTOPERA/31LOFTOPERA-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>A large and youthful crowd gathered for two song cycles performed by a company that has built a following with its roving, intimate productions.By ZACHARY WOOLFEMon, 31 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/arts/music/review-loftopera-brings-mischief-and-a-crowd-to-berlioz-and-mahler.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssReview: National Youth Orchestra Impresses With &#8216;Symphonie Fantastique&#8217; at Carnegie Hallhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/13/arts/music/review-national-youth-orchestra-impresses-with-symphonie-fantastique-at-carnegie-hall.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/13/arts/music/review-national-youth-orchestra-impresses-with-symphonie-fantastique-at-carnegie-hall.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/07/13/arts/13NYO/13NYO-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The orchestra, which includes 110 students from American high schools and colleges, opened with a new piece by Tan Dun.By ANTHONY TOMMASINIMon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/13/arts/music/review-national-youth-orchestra-impresses-with-symphonie-fantastique-at-carnegie-hall.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSummoning the Fantastical, Long After an Opium Trip Has Lost Its Noveltyhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/09/arts/music/philadelphia-orchestra-performs-berlioz-at-carnegie-hall.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/09/arts/music/philadelphia-orchestra-performs-berlioz-at-carnegie-hall.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2013/12/09/arts/09ORCHESTRA_SPAN/09ORCHESTRA_SPAN-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The Philadelphia Orchestra tried to breathe new life into &#8220;Symphonie Fantastique,&#8221; a work Berlioz wrote nearly 200 years ago.By JAMES R. OESTREICHMon, 09 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/09/arts/music/philadelphia-orchestra-performs-berlioz-at-carnegie-hall.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBerlioz's Shakespearean Jaunthttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/arts/24iht-loomis24.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/arts/24iht-loomis24.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2013/04/24/arts/24iht-loomis24-pic/24iht-loomis24-pic-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The Theater an der Wien stages his "B&#233;atrice et B&#233;n&#233;dict."By GEORGE LOOMISWed, 24 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/arts/24iht-loomis24.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssUnwrapped After Christmas, a Tenorhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/28/arts/music/les-troyens-with-bryan-hymel-at-metropolitan-opera.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/28/arts/music/les-troyens-with-bryan-hymel-at-metropolitan-opera.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/12/28/arts/1228LESTROYENS/1228LESTROYENS-thumbStandard-v4.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>At the end of his Metropolitan Opera debut on Wednesday evening the tenor Bryan Hymel drew a prolonged ovation for his performance in “Les Troyens.”By ANTHONY TOMMASINIFri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/28/arts/music/les-troyens-with-bryan-hymel-at-metropolitan-opera.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssDifferent War Horse Does the Trickhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/arts/music/berliozs-troyens-returns-to-metropolitan-opera.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/arts/music/berliozs-troyens-returns-to-metropolitan-opera.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/12/15/arts/15MET/15MET-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The Metropolitan Opera is bringing back its visually striking version of “Les Troyens,” with a score lasting four and a half hours, in a season that also has a number of new productions.By ANTHONY TOMMASINISat, 15 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/arts/music/berliozs-troyens-returns-to-metropolitan-opera.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA Soaring Requiem to Fill St. Paul’shttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/arts/music/colin-davis-conducts-the-berlioz-requiem-at-st-pauls.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/arts/music/colin-davis-conducts-the-berlioz-requiem-at-st-pauls.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/06/28/arts/requiem/requiem-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Colin Davis conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in the Berlioz Requiem at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.By ANTHONY TOMMASINIThu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/arts/music/colin-davis-conducts-the-berlioz-requiem-at-st-pauls.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMixing Twin Palettes of Colors and Soundshttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/25/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-at-avery-fisher-hall.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/25/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-at-avery-fisher-hall.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/02/25/arts/PHIL/PHIL-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The New York Philharmonic’s program of Berlioz, Mussorgsky and Stucky offered nearly 150 years of visual themes at Avery Fisher Hall on Thursday night.By ALLAN KOZINNSat, 25 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/25/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-at-avery-fisher-hall.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssClassical Recordingshttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/arts/music/new-on-cd-lorraine-hunt-lieberson-songs-and-arias.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA newly released live recording from the mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who died in 2006, covers a Berlioz song cycle.By ZACHARY WOOLFESun, 29 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/arts/music/new-on-cd-lorraine-hunt-lieberson-songs-and-arias.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBerlioz, Shostakovich and Gérard Depardieuhttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/arts/music/chicago-symphony-orchestra-review.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssRiccardo Muti, lithe and energetic, drew a glorious sound from his Chicago Symphony players and interpreted the music with insight at Carnegie Hall this weekend.By ALLAN KOZINNTue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/arts/music/chicago-symphony-orchestra-review.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss